Doctors have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new multi-year pay deal, formally ending the long-running dispute with Manx Care.
A majority 139 of 144 doctors voted to accept the offer, which was tabled in the closing days of a ballot that had seen medics vote in favour of industrial action.
Senior doctors and dentists employed by Manx Care will receive a 6% pay increase in 2025/26, backdated to April 2025, followed by a 4.65% increase in 2026/27.
Increase
Resident doctors will receive a 7.5% increase in 2025/26, followed by a 6% increase in 2026/27, both backdated.
Both groups will receive an above-inflation pay increase in 2027/28, set at 1.5 percentage points above the September 2026 CPI rate.
Chair of the Isle of Man Medical Society Dr Prakash Thiagarajan said: “I’m pleased that we managed to win this improved pay offer for doctors on the island without needing to strike. While it’s disappointing that we had to escalate to the threat of action, I hope that this can put us back on the right path to ending the real-terms pay cuts that have left colleagues questioning their careers on the Isle of Man.”
Dr Thiagarajan added: “I’m looking forward to continuing productive talks with Manx Care for 2026 and beyond and I want to extend my thanks to the BMA negotiating team who helped make this possible and to the Manx Industrial Relations Service for their support in negotiations.”
BMA deputy chair of council Dr Emma Runswick said: “This result is what happens when a trade union organises together, negotiates together and stands in solidarity together.”